Handle for valises.



0. GRANT.

HANDLE FOR VALISES.

APPLICATION FILED JAILSO, 1914.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. FHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D, C,

OFFICE.

COLIN GRANT, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

HANDLE FOR VALISE$.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application filed January 30, 1914. Serial No. 815,374.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, COLIN GRANT, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at Jackson, in the county ofJackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Handles for Valises, of which the following is aspecification, reference being-had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to handles for valises, and the primary object ofmy invention is to furnish a satchel, suit case, or other valise with adetachable handle that permits of an emergency handle being easily andquickly substituted for the detachable handle, should the same be brokenor rendered useless for the purposes intended.

Another object of this invention is to provide an emergency handle forvalises that can be readily used in connection with straps, eyes or thehandle hold fast devices of various types of valises. y

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple, durable andinexpensive handle for valises that presents a neat appearance, consistsof comparatively few parts easy to assemble, and permits of a valisebeing carried Without the hand being injured or unduly fatigued.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan ofthe handle partly broken away, illustrating the same in connection witha handle hold fast device comprising links or eyes; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan of the handle,partly broken away, illustrating the same in connection with valisestraps; Fig. 4: is a longitudinal sectional View of the same; Fig. 5 isa perspective view of a portion of a locking bar; Fig. 6 is a crosssectional view of the handle, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective viewof a rivet used in connection with the handle.

Reference will first be had to Figs. 1 and 2, illustrating a handledesigned for valises having links or eyes 1 held in engagement with thewall 2 of a valise by straps 3 riveted or otherwise connected to theWall 2, as at 4. The handle comprises a strap 5 having the ends thereofbent andreturned upon the strap to provide loops 6 that engage the linksor eyes 1.. The returned ends of the strap 5 are provided with slots orelongated openings 7, and inclosing said strap is a padded casing 8 thathas the central portion thereof swelled or otherwise shaped to provide aconvenient hand grip. The casing 8 is made of leather or other durablematerial that will harmonize with the valise to which the handle isconnected, and said casing is shaped to provide a channel 9longitudinally of the handle. The cas ing is suitably secured to thestrap 5 and at the ends thereof are rivets 10 that protrude through theslots or openings 7 of the returned ends of the strap 5. The shanks ofthe rivets 10 have washers 11 engaging the casing 8 upon the strap 5 andthe inner ends of said rivets are split, as at 12, whereby they can beclenched or upset upon the bottom side of the handle. The outer ends ofthe rivets 10 are provided with oblong narrow heads 13 having beveledends for a purpose that will hereinafter appear. To retain the slottedreturned ends of the straps 5 upon the rivets 10, a resilient lockingbar 141 is employed, said bar having the ends thereof provided withslots or elongated openings 15. The locking bar 141 is adapted to fit inthe channel 9 of the casing 8, and suitably secured to said locking bar,as by rivets 16, is a cover 17, which prevents the heads 13 of therivets 10 from being observed when the lockingbar is placed in position.The cover 17 is made of a material similar to the casing 8, and with thelooking bar within the channel 9, the sides of the casing tend toembrace or inclose the same when the handle is gripped. First one end ofthe locking bar is placed in engagement with a rivet and then theopposite end there- I of, this operation being best performed when thehandle is flattened, as far as possible. When the handle is arcuated orcurved the outer end walls of the slots or openings 15 of the lockingbar 141 engage under the outer ends of the head 13 of the rivets 10 andthe locking bar cannot become accidentally displaced, especially when avalise is being carried.

In Figs. 3 and 1 there is illustrated a handle especially designed forvalises having straps 18 adapted to be engaged by tabs 19. The innerends of the tabs 19 have oblong openings or slots 20 to receive theouter ends of the rivets l0 and in this instance the ends of the strap 5extend through the straps 18 under the tabs 19, as best shown in Fig.4:. The same type of locking bar can be employed for retaining the innerends of the tabs 19 in engagement with the rivets 10.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have devised a detachablehandle that can be used in connection with various grades of valises, itbeing the common practice to use the metallic straps 18 in connectionwith cheap suit cases and the links or eyes 1. in connection with thebest grade of valises. The construction of the handle and thearrangement of the locking bar is such that under ordinary circumstancesit would be practically impossible to detect that the handle isdetachable. It is possible to carry an emergency handle in the gripwhereby it can be easily and quickly placed in position should theordinary handle of the valise be broken or impaired to that extent as torender the same useless. Since the casing 8 is flexible it will readilyconform to the palm of the hand and permit of a valise being easilycarried.

The preferred embodiments of my invention have been illustrated, but itis to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to suchvariations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is 1. The combination with the handle hold fast devices ofa valise, of a handle, means including rivets carried by the endsthereof and adapted to detachably retain said handie in engagement withthe hold fast devices, and detachable means engaging said rivets forlocking said handle against accidental displacement relatively to saidhold fast devices.

2. The combination with the handle hold fast devices of a valise, of ahandle, means including rivets at the ends thereof for retaining saidhandle in engagement with said hold fast devices, and a flexible lockingbar detachably mounted upon said handle and engaging said rivets andadapted to lock said handle.

3. The combination with the handle hold fast devices of a valise, of aflexible channel shaped handle adapted to have the ends thereofconnected to said hold fast'devices, a flexible locking bar adapted tofit in said handle and lock said handle relatively to said hold fastdevices, and a cover carried by said bar and extending throughout thelength thereof.

t. In a valise handle, the combination with the handle hold fast devicesof a valise, of a flexible channel shaped handle adapted to have theends thereof connected to said hold fast devices, means carried by theends of said handle for retaining said handle in engagement with saiddevices,-

and means detachably mounted upon said handle for simultaneouslyinclosing the first mentioned means and locking said handle inengagement with said hold fast devices.

5. In a handle for valises, the combination with handle hold fastdevices, of a strap adapted to have the ends thereof placed inengagement with said hold fast devices, rivets carried by said strap andadapted to retain the ends thereof in engagement with said hold fastdevices, a locking bar having the ends thereof detachably engaging saidrivets to lock said handle relatively to said hold fast devices, andmeans in connection with said locking bar for inclosing the outer endsof said rivets.

6. The combination with a valise having handle links, of a strap havingthe ends thereof extending through said links and returned upon saidstrap, means carried by said strap for detachably holding the returnedends thereof, and a locking bar adapted to lock the returned ends ofsaid strap in engagement therewith.

7. The combination with the handle hold fast devices of a valise, of aflexible channel shaped handle, and a locking bar detachably mounted inthe channel of said handle and adapted to lock the ends thereof inengagement with said hold fast devices.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

COLIN GRANT.

Witnesses:

ANNA M. DoRR, LEWIS E. FLANDERS.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

